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German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel prior to the start of a meeting with members of her government and representatives of industry and labour union organisations at the German government guesthouse Meseberg Palace in Meseberg, Germany, in this June 4, 2015 file photo. After a string of gaffes from their leader in the last few months, Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are openly doubting whether Sigmar Gabriel can beat conservative rival Angela Merkel in the next election due in 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Files